Five-Character Couplet in Semi-Cursive Script (Primary Title)
李苦禪 行書陋室銘節句軸 紙本 (Translation)
Li Kuchan, 1898 - 1983 (Artist)
With his expressive brushwork, Li Kuchan transcribes the Tang-dynasty poem “In Praise of My Humble Home” and captures the spirit of its author, Chinese poet Liu Yuxi (772-842). The couplet reads 苔痕上階綠, 草色入簾青:
The trance of moss creeping onto the steps turns green,
The color of grass entering the blinds turns blue.
People’s Republic period (1949–present)
苦禪
李，苦禪
苔痕上階綠， 草色入簾青。八十叟苦禪
Arthur and Margaret Glasgow Endowment and partial gift of Y.T. Bay Collection
©artist or artist’s estate
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